Central Standard

Last year, 16,828 eighth-graders applied for 3,200 positions at ten selective enrollment high schools in the Chicago
Public Schools system. Many parents and students see these high-demand spots as a path to a better future.
Chicago selective enrollment public high schools include some of the state’s highest-ranked high schools, according
to U.S. News & World Reports annual rankings.

CENTRAL STANDARD: On Education – an original digital video series – follows five students, in school and
community settings across the Chicago area, as they prepare for high school. Watch as these students and their
families, together with teachers and administrators, prepare for a test that could impact not only the next four
years, but the rest of their lives.